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Saarbrücken

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Saarbrücken, city, capital (1959) of Saarland Land (state), southwestern Germany. A frontier station opposite Forbach, France, it lies on the Saar River at the mouth of the Sulz River. There were Celtic and Roman settlements in the vicinity, but the name is derived from the Frankish royal castle of Sarrabrucca, referring to a bridge across the river dating from Roman times. Its early rulers were the bishops of Metz and the counts of Saarbrücken. Chartered...

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